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Most people on here know I write interviews. I also write a monthly opinion piece column which i talk about various D&B related subjects that might take my interest. Never thought to post them up here but would see what you guys think.

Funnily enough I've thought about writing a similar article myself not so long ago, I've even started it but haven't come back to it yet. And just for the record, I agree (and the same applies for the current state of deep drum & bass imo).

Funnily enough I've thought about writing a similar article myself not so long ago, I've even started it but haven't come back to it yet. And just for the record, I agree (and the same applies for the current state of deep drum & bass imo).

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Neuro for me has kinda gonna downhill in the way jump up has. All just sounds a bit lifeless and far too samey

Funnily enough I've thought about writing a similar article myself not so long ago, I've even started it but haven't come back to it yet. And just for the record, I agree (and the same applies for the current state of deep drum & bass imo).

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I think "Neuro" is in a worse place than the deep stuff.
Mainly because as Wanye so rightly put it...when you chuck all but the kitchen sink your left with a fucked up kitchen. A lot of the stuff released just sounds awfully messy...well produced but no real musical element to it. Just an amalgamation of sounds put together.

Far too much stuff now that sounds like it just came straight out the back of a macbook. Which obviously much of it does but there seems to be so much emphasis on clinical, loud, tidy mixdowns and almost none on groove, attitude and vibes which is what made the original Virus stuff so good. Listen to the way Optical made those breaks roll, you can spot a classic Optical tune a mile off because of those twisted grooves and the sounds they created were just fucking rude and made your jaw drop. It's a lot more contrived and tryhard sounding now.

Great read Wanye, I think what made tracks stand out more than they do nowadays *old people rant* that there was an element of funk or soul in those tunes, it might even just be a snippet of a classic break or a lil riff before a tear off b-line that used to make the tune, I haven't heard that in years, but I guess things move on, But as always less is more if done right, and it does make a difference, Me being a listener/consumer of dnb i couldnt give a fuck if its made on 455 daws on macbook pro made some hipster high on latte's, well actually i would

Great read Wanye, I think what made tracks stand out more than they do nowadays *old people rant* that there was an element of funk or soul in those tunes, it might even just be a snippet of a classic break or a lil riff before a tear off b-line that used to make the tune, I haven't heard that in years, but I guess things move on, But as always less is more if done right, and it does make a difference, Me being a listener/consumer of dnb i couldnt give a fuck if its made on 455 daws on macbook pro made some hipster high on latte's, well actually i would

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It's all too clean and clinical..... There's no raw elements in the music now

I cant seem to read it ive tried on 2 different computers and it wouldnt load on any anyway,

Out of the 3 main drum & bass sub genres i find it amusing you pick out neurofunk to criticize. I think its the only one of the 3 sub genres thats not failling at the moment to be honest. It's the only one thats kept its backbone, Im interested to hear what you find to be failling with Neurofunk

I cant seem to read it ive tried on 2 different computers and it wouldnt load on any anyway,

Out of the 3 main drum & bass sub genres i find it amusing you pick out neurofunk to criticize. I think its the only one of the 3 sub genres thats not failling at the moment to be honest. It's the only one thats kept its backbone, Im interested to hear what you find to be failling with Neurofunk

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i find it amusing you can give an opinion on something you havent read